Created September 21, 2010 Last update September 21, 201015:08 By Armand Vervaeck

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Epicenter of the earthquake is only 40 km from the town of Salina Cruz in the province of Oaxaca.
De pending on the data source the hypocenter of this earthquake is located in between 10 km and 58 km (a big difference).
Salina Cruz has a population of 73,468 (latest … [Read more...]

Created September 21, 2010 Last update September 21, 201011:59 By Armand Vervaeck

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Epicenter in (the Mediterranean Sea) between the Greek island of Crete and the islands of Kassos and Karpathos.
Almost exactly the same spot than the devastating earthquake and tsunami from 1303 (although there was not a good knowledge on earthquakes in that era).
Today's … [Read more...]

Created September 20, 2010 Last update September 20, 201022:47 By Armand Vervaeck

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A moderate earthquake struck close to Anchorage, Alaska.
The epicenter was under Fire Island and only 20 km from Alaska's main city. Fire Island is unpopulated.
Only a couple of miles from Ted Stevens International Airport..
Anchorage had a population of 276,263 during … [Read more...]

Created September 20, 2010 Last update September 20, 201006:29 By Armand Vervaeck

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Aftershocks continue to rattle the Chile February 27 main earthquake area.Â Epicenter today was in the coastal area about 40 km from San Antonio.Â The quake occurred at 1:46 AM.Â By experience we know that most Chile people do not wake up for aftershocks, although this … [Read more...]

Created September 18, 2010 Last update September 18, 201010:34 By Armand Vervaeck

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Moderate but shallow earthquake under Umboi Volcano on Unboi island in Papua New Guinea.
The nearest village in this otherwise almost entire wilderness area is Marli.
As this is a small village, houses are mostly constructed with natural products like wood. Even if they … [Read more...]

Created September 16, 2010 Last update September 16, 201016:12 By Armand Vervaeck

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The (preliminary) epicenter of the earthquake is located just outside Puntarenas, the cruise terminal city.
The earthquake hypocenter was at a shallow depth of 25 km.
The area is well known by tourists visiting the Reserva Biologica Guayabo in the Gulf of Nicoya.
The Gulf … [Read more...]

Created September 15, 2010 Last update September 15, 201006:34 By Armand Vervaeck

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The epicenter of this earthquake (aftershock) was located on almost the same spot than the M 5.0 earthquake earlier today (local time). See also this report.
Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : Ml 4.7
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 11:09:51 PM at epicenter
Depth … [Read more...]

Created September 7, 2010 Last update September 7, 201016:20 By Armand Vervaeck

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A very shallow earthquake happened right on the Kyrgyzstan/ Tibet (China)/Tajikistan border.
If the preliminary epicenter location will be confirmed, the danger might be limited.
Because of the Chinese Tibet policy, it is very hard to focus on satellite details in this … [Read more...]

Created September 7, 2010 Last update September 7, 201008:23 By Armand Vervaeck

Update 14:28 UTC :Â "This morning's quake in Jenah has caused no damages so far," Gheibi told Mehr News Agency, adding that rescue teams were on standby. (source : Iran Press TV)
Earthquake Report comment :
As there are different coordinates of the exact epicenter, we have used this time the … [Read more...]